Jack Reed

U.S. Senator · RI

Democrat

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Where Jack stands

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What should the federal government's overall approach to taxes and spending be?
Some evidence
Raise taxes on corporations and high earners to fund major new programs
Lower taxes, smaller governmentHigher taxes, expanded programs
Sponsored Stop Subsidizing Corporate Bonuses Act and cosponsored Billionaires Income Tax Act and Paying a Fair Share Act, raising taxes on corporations and wealthy.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 12 votes · 49 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
Voted No · Feb 2026 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
Voted Yes · Feb 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Interim Guidance Simplifying Application of the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax to Partnerships".
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Stop Subsidizing Multimillion Dollar Corporate Bonuses Act
Sponsored — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2025
Sponsored — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
Sponsored — Affordable Housing and Homeownership Protection Act of 2024
Sponsored — Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024
+44 more
How should Social Security and Medicare be changed, if at all?
Clear record
Expand benefits and broaden eligibility
Reduce or restructure benefitsExpand benefits
Voted for Social Security Fairness Act and cosponsored Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act and Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 19 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted Yes · Dec 2024 — Social Security Fairness Act of 2023
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — A bill to prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid in reconciliation.
Cosponsored — Boosting Benefits and COLAs for Seniors Act
Cosponsored — ASSET Act
Cosponsored — SMART Prices Act
Cosponsored — Stop the Wait Act of 2023
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What should the federal government's role be in setting wages and protecting workers?
Some evidence
Significantly raise the minimum wage and strengthen union organizing rights
Less federal labor regulationStronger federal worker protections
Cosponsored Raise the Wage Act of 2025 and the Richard Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 45 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Apr 2024 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".
Voted Yes · Jul 2023 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Voted Yes · Dec 2022 — Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100.
Voted Yes · Dec 2022 — To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Job Corps Shipbuilding-Defense Industrial Base Pipeline Act of 2026
Sponsored — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
Sponsored — Adult Education WORKS Act
Sponsored — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Sponsored — Respect for Workers Act
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How should the federal government structure healthcare coverage and costs?
Some evidence
Establish a public option available to all, alongside private insurance
Market-based, private insuranceSingle-payer government insurance
Cosponsored the Choose Medicare Act and State Public Option Act, establishing public health plans available alongside private insurance.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 6 votes · 54 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Marketplace Integrity and Affordability".
Voted No · Dec 2025 — Health Care Freedom for Patients Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Dec 2025 — Lower Health Care Costs Act
Voted No · Nov 2025 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
Voted Yes · Oct 2025 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — A bill to prohibit changes to Medicare and Medicaid in reconciliation.
Sponsored — Innovation in Pediatric Drugs Act of 2025
Sponsored — Strengthening the Vaccines for Children Program Act of 2021
Sponsored — Suicide Prevention Lifeline Improvement Act of 2021
Cosponsored — Health Care Affordability Act of 2024
+49 more
How should the federal government address climate change and energy policy?
Some evidence
Set aggressive emissions targets with binding federal requirements
Prioritize energy production and affordabilityRapid transition off fossil fuels
Cosponsored Save Our Future Act carbon fee and COAST Anti-Drilling Act; voted against resolutions opening ANWR and federal lands to drilling.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 16 votes · 22 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Disapproval; Colorado; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Beginning of Construction Requirements for Purposes of the Termination of Clean Electricity Production Credits and Clean Electricity Investment Credits for Applicable Wind and Solar Facilities".
Voted Yes · Jan 2026 — Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — Weatherization Assistance Program Improvements Act of 2025
Sponsored — Weatherization Assistance Program Improvements Act of 2023
Sponsored — Weatherization Assistance Program Improvements Act of 2022
Sponsored — Green Retrofits Act
Cosponsored — Clean Energy for America Act
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What should federal abortion policy be?
Clear record
Federal protection for abortion access throughout pregnancy
Federal restrictions on abortionFederal protection for abortion access
Voted for the Women's Health Protection Act cloture and cosponsored Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 and Reproductive Freedom for Women Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 10 votes · 22 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Mar 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Voted No · Jan 2026 — Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jan 2025 — Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
Voted Yes · Sep 2024 — Right to IVF Act
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Access to Family Building Act
Cosponsored — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to "Reproductive Health Services".
Cosponsored — Affordability is Access Act
Cosponsored — Protect IVF Act
Cosponsored — A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that every person has the basic right to emergency health care, including abortion care.
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What should federal firearms policy be?
Clear record
Restrict semi-automatic rifles and high-capacity magazines; broader background checks
Expand firearm rightsExpand firearm restrictions
Cosponsored Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 and Keep Americans Safe Act, and voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 3 votes · 38 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
Voted No · Jun 2023 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms with Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".
Voted Yes · Jun 2022 — Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
Cosponsorships
Sponsored — A bill to permanently authorize the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988.
Cosponsored — Firearm Safety Act of 2026
Cosponsored — Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act
Cosponsored — Age 21 Act
Cosponsored — Keep Americans Safe Act
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What should US immigration policy be?
Some evidence
Expand legal immigration; humane asylum and refugee policies
Reduced immigration, stricter enforcementExpanded immigration, humane policy
Cosponsored GRACE Act refugee expansion and NO BAN Act; voted against Laken Riley Act and Secure America Act passage.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 8 votes · 10 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Secure America Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted No · Jul 2025 — An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2021
Cosponsored — Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2021
Cosponsored — Afghan Adjustment Act
Cosponsored — GRACE Act
Cosponsored — Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2025
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How should the federal government approach criminal justice and policing?
Some evidence
Modest reforms: training standards, body cameras, sentencing review
Stronger enforcement, expanded authorityDecarceration and federal reform
Cosponsored Break the Cycle of Violence Act and Democracy Restoration Act; voted against nullifying DC's policing and criminal-code reforms.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 7 votes · 8 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted Yes · Mar 2025 — HALT Fentanyl Act
Voted Yes · Apr 2024 — Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act
Voted No · May 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
Voted No · Mar 2023 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act
Cosponsored — Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act
Cosponsored — Break the Cycle of Violence Act
Cosponsored — Democracy Restoration Act of 2023
Cosponsored — Korematsu-Takai Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2021
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What should drive US foreign policy?
Clear record
Active leadership of democratic alliances against authoritarian powers
Sponsored FY2026 NDAA; cosponsored Defending Ukraine Sovereignty Act, Sanctioning Russia Act, and NATO Article 5 reaffirmation against authoritarian powers.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 13 votes · 40 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran.
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A resolution requesting information on Honduras's human rights practices pursuant to section 502B(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Voted Yes · Jun 2026 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
Voted No · Jun 2026 — Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
Voted No · Apr 2026 — A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Republic of Cuba that have not been authorized by Congress.
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Cosponsorships
Sponsored — A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 5009.
Sponsored — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
Sponsored — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
Sponsored — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Cosponsored — Digital Asset Sanctions Compliance Enhancement Act of 2022
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How should the federal government approach democratic institutions and elections?
Clear record
Pass federal voting access protections and ban partisan gerrymandering
Voted for and cosponsored the Freedom to Vote Act and For the People Act, expanding voting access and banning partisan gerrymandering.
The record we reviewed on this issue — 10 votes · 31 cosponsorships
Votes
Voted No · Mar 2026 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Voted Yes · Sep 2022 — DISCLOSE Act of 2022
Voted No · Jan 2022 — Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
Voted Yes · Nov 2021 — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
Voted Yes · Oct 2021 — Freedom to Vote Act
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Cosponsorships
Cosponsored — Insurrection Act of 2025
Cosponsored — John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025
Cosponsored — Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act
Cosponsored — A resolution designating September 2021 as "National Voting Rights Month".
Cosponsored — Washington, D.C. Admission Act
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